Lantus and Infrequent bowel movements - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Infrequent bowel movements is reported as a side effect among people who take Lantus (insulin glargine recombinant), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Byetta, and have Atrial fibrillation/flutter.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Infrequent bowel movements when taking Lantus. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 190,478 people who have side effects when taking Lantus from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lantus?

Lantus has active ingredients of insulin glargine recombinant. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 191,782 Lantus users. Check the latest studies of Lantus.

What is Infrequent bowel movements?

Infrequent bowel movements is found to be associated with 327 drugs and 449 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Infrequent bowel movements.

On Jul, 06, 2026

190,478 people reported to have side effects when taking Lantus.
Among them, 33 people (0.02%) have Infrequent bowel movements.

Could Lantus cause Infrequent bowel movements?

Among these 33 people:

What is the gender of people who have Infrequent bowel movements when taking Lantus? *

female: 51.61 %
male: 48.39 %

What is the age of people who have Infrequent bowel movements when taking Lantus? *

What are other drugs people take besides Lantus? *

What are other side effects people have besides Infrequent bowel movements? *

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 21 people, 63.64%
Nausea And Vomiting: 12 people, 36.36%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 9 people, 27.27%
Pain: 9 people, 27.27%
Loss Of Control Of Legs: 8 people, 24.24%
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating): 7 people, 21.21%
Back Pain: 7 people, 21.21%
Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 7 people, 21.21%
Spinal Cord Infarction (tissue damage of spinal cord due to lack of blood supply): 7 people, 21.21%
Urine Output Decreased: 7 people, 21.21%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Heart Attack: 7 people, 21.21%
Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 7 people, 21.21%
High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 15.15%
High Blood Cholesterol: 4 people, 12.12%
Thyroid Cancer: 3 people, 9.09%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 6.06%
Stress And Anxiety: 2 people, 6.06%
Diarrhea: 2 people, 6.06%
Asthma: 1 person, 3.03%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 1 person, 3.03%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on insulin glargine recombinant (the active ingredients of Lantus) and Lantus (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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